It’s always a joy to watch when former legends make it to the pitch again. And when two of the most decorated players in the recent history play against each other it is a must watch. Ronaldo and Zidane will step on the field for a annual charity event along with some of world’s finest players who will assemble in Brazil later today to play in Ronaldo & Friends vs Zidane & Friends match.
The annual event backed by UEFA and UN along with goodwill ambassadors Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane will feature almost forty players, past and present in a star-studded line-up to raise funds for fighting poverty in Africa and Brazil and to raise awareness of global development challenges.
Pierluigi Collina will come out of retirement to referee the match but it is the huge amount of global football stars, besides Ronaldo and Zidane, that will have your searching for a place to watch this match.
Check out the squad list and be amazed !!
RONALDO & FRIENDS TEAM
Danrlei, Dida, Cafú, Serginho, Réver, Junior Baiano, Roque Junior, Roberto Carlos, William, Lucas, Juninho Paulista, Zinho, Djalminha, Roger, Zico, Denilson, Ronaldo, Neymar, Leandro Damião, Bebeto, Cacá Ferrari, Romário, Edmundo, Paulinho.
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.
ZIDANE & FRIENDS TEAM
Vitor Baía, Juliano Belletti, Diego Cavalieri, Emerson, Fernando Hierro, Míchel Salgado, Fernando Couto, Juan Pablo Sorín, Paolo Montero, Carlos Gamarra, Hidetoshi Nakata, Zinédine Zidane, Deco, Santiago Solari, Fredrik Ljungberg, Juan Román Riquelme, Christian Karembeu, Alex de Souza, Pedro Pauleta, Sebastián Abreu, Hulk, Falcão, Mário Jardel.
Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari.
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